Comic Submissions

The Colorado Springs Comedy Festival is proud to share the Loonees Comedy Corner stage with 20 hand-selected comics from across the nation. Every year we compile feedback from our performers, and this year is no different (if you were with us in 2025, you’ll note some of the changes below!). Selected performers will receive:

  1. At least 2 performance opportunities at the festival, all held at Loonees Comedy Corner,

  2. A refund of their submission fee,

  3. Complimentary professional photos from all shows, along with headshots (if requested),

  4. Complimentary tape from all shows,

  5. Complimentary meal at networking event to be held Saturday, October 10th,

  6. Discounted lodging information for our out-of-town comedians.

Our 8 Best of Fest comics will be chosen from their festival performances, and the winner will receive a comedy special produced by our partner, Open Bar Comedy

And we’re proud to share that our festival has directly resulted in over 2 dozen comedians getting booked at Loonees Comedy Corner for either feature or headlining weekends.

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Colorado Springs Comedy Festival - Comic Submissions
$20.00

The 4th annual Colorado Springs Comedy Festival, held at Loonees Comedy Corner in Colorado Springs October 7-October 11, 2026, wants to see your tape! Whether you’re clean or filthy or a happy medium, we want to see what you got! The 20 selected performers will receive a refund of their submission fee (after final selections are made).

TIPS FOR TAPE:

  • Captions are key, especially if your tape is from a bar show.

  • Please ensure your tape is set to public.

  • We want to see the material you are going to showcase at the festival. If you submit old tape, we’re assuming that’s what you’re bringing to the stage, so the newer the tape, the better.

  • If you submitted in previous years and did not get accepted, please send new tape. If your tape didn’t get you in last year, that same tape likely won’t get you in this year

  • Did we mention how important captions are? The judges want to laugh at your material, let them read it if they can’t hear it

Submission Dates:

  1. Early bird submissions available March 15th-April 30th, $15

  2. General submissions available May 1st- August 19th, $20

  3. Last call submissions available August 20th - August 31st, $30

    ALL COMICS, REGARDLESS OF SELECTION, WILL BE NOTIFIED NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 5TH

In addition to traditional comedy showcases, our festival will include:

  1. A roast battle

  2. A blue comedy showcase

  3. A clean comedy showcase